After working for Catholic Relief Services in West and Central Africa, I completed my PhD in agricultural economics at the University of California-Berkeley. My current work seeks to understand the impact of information technology on development outcomes in sub-saharan Africa, particularly in the areas of agriculture, agricultural markets, adult education and financial inclusion. I am also working with NGOs to understand the barriers to (and impacts of) the adoption of agricultural technologies, as well as design different mechanisms for providing social protection programs. I have been fortunate enough to live and conduct fieldwork in a number of countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, DRC, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Togo, as well as Haiti and Guatemala.